Biblical Hebrew Forum

[Isaac Fried <if AT math.bu.edu>]

Do you mean the vav in VA-YI-QAX (Genesis 25:1), that "coverts" YI- 
QAX? Is the YI in YI-QAX also a yod conversive turning the imperative  
QAX into the future YI-QAX?

Isaac Fried, boston University

On Feb 1, 2011, at 10:19 PM, fred burlingame wrote:

> I suppose that:
>
> a. genesis 25:1 (past tense, pronomial prefix verb form?); and
>
> b. isaiah 2:4 (future tense, pronomial suffix verb form?);
>
> exemplify the two forms with "converting" vav attached as prefix.
>
> regards,
>
> fred burlingame
>
> On Tue, Feb 1, 2011 at 8:48 PM, Isaac Fried <if AT math.bu.edu> wrote:
> This sounds remarkable. Could you give us an examples of this vav  
> for both conversions?
>
> Isaac Fried, Boston University
>
> On Feb 1, 2011, at 8:13 PM, fred burlingame wrote:
>
> > lol ...
> >
> > i don't know ...
> >
> > that's the conventional wisdom ...
> >
> > the vav prefix converts pronoun prefixed verbs from future to past  
> > tense; and pronoun suffixed verbs from past to future tense ....
> >
> > i gather you have not subscribed to that program?
> >
> > regards,
> >
> > fred burlingame
> >
> > On Tue, Feb 1, 2011 at 6:59 PM, Isaac Fried <if AT math.bu.edu> wrote:
> > What is this vav conversive? Is it converting something?
> >
> > Isaac Fried, Boston University
> >
> > On Feb 1, 2011, at 7:39 PM, fred burlingame wrote:
> >
> > > iii. the vav conversive.